Overview

• More than 1,000 silver coins with several rare gold pieces were raised from a 1715 shipwreck, many showing clear dates and mint marks from colonial Mexico, Peru and Bolivia.
• Florida’s salvage framework provides for a state share often cited at about 20 percent, with the balance distributed to permitted salvors after processing.
• The team used professional divers, support vessels and advanced underwater metal detectors at a well-documented Treasure Coast wreck site.
• The salvage company plans to continue surveying the area for additional artifacts from the hurricane-lost 1715 Treasure Fleet.
• A widely shared video showing a diver pouring recovered coins has heightened public interest in the region’s shipwreck legacy.